Netflix Updates Android Tablet App

Despite bowing on the iPad, Netflix says it will update the user interface for the Apple tablet later — much to the chagrin of Apple Nation

Netflix Nov. 15 said it bowed an updated version of its Android-based platform included in tablets such as the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook, among others.

In an announcement on its blog, Netflix said the new user interface is more immersive and provides greater “focus” on the service’s catalog of nearly 16,000 streaming titles. Indeed, the free new app displays twice as many movies and TV shows on the page as before.

Users simply swipe the screen from left or right to scroll for movies or TV programs — a feature common on Netflix’s desktop interface.